Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 158(d) Circuit Courts 609 F.2d 436, 439 875 F.2d 1040 887 F.2d 1128, 1132 108 F.3d 1290, 1292 245 F.3d 1203, 1213 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(b)(2) 542 F. Supp. 238, 243-247 691 F. Supp. 630, 631